Recently, Sandpoint High School’s Mentors conducted a school-wide lip dub to bring students together in a show of school spirit and fun. 

A lip dub is a type of music video that involves filming individuals or groups walking 

backwards through a space while dancing, performing, and lip-synching to a song or audio track, usually taken all in one unedited take. Popular in the early 2000s and 2010s, lip dubs are known for their nostalgia, and like most trends, are slowly making a comeback. 

Mentors is a class at Sandpoint High School, consisting mainly of upper-level students, designed to improve school culture and encourage involvement in school activities. 

The idea for the lip dub came from SHS Mentor Logan McGrann during a brainstorming session about what to do for the school. Fellow SHS Mentor, Peyton Johnson, explains just how long the process of planning and setting up the lib dub was, “It took the whole semester,” Johnson said. “It was last-minute planning, and it was very stressful.” 

Yet, despite initial concerns, Johnson said the outcome exceeded expectations. “I thought it was gonna be a big mess,” Johnson states, “I didn’t think it was gonna go well. I thought that, especially the first-year students, would like to do something, like jump in front, even if they weren’t supposed to. I was very stressed out, but in the end, I’m very satisfied.”

When asked if there was anything that could have been done differently, Johnson shared that, “I can’t think of anything”… “I think it [was] executed really, really well, I don’t think it [could’ve gone] much better.” 

According to Johnson, the students’ overall response was positive. 

“I think I saw a lot of people who liked it,” Johnson shares, “some people tried to hide from it, but the majority of the school, I would say, enjoyed it.” 

To conclude, Johnson shares that the goal was for everyone to get together and have fun! 

“I just hope that everyone had fun, and that was our ultimate goal, that everyone has fun.”